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| − | '''John Mighton''' is a Canadian playwright and mathematician. | + | '''John Mighton''' is a Canadian playwright and mathematician. He had a small part in "[[Good Will Hunting]]".<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0585906</ref> |
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| − | He volunteers 40 to 50 a week for | + | He volunteers 40 to 50 a week for Junior Undiscovered Math Prodigies (JUMP), a math-tutoring group he founded in Toronto, and wrote two books about how to teach math. |
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*''The Myth of Ability: Nurturing Mathematical Talent in Every Child'' (Sep 1, 2004) | *''The Myth of Ability: Nurturing Mathematical Talent in Every Child'' (Sep 1, 2004) | ||
*''The End of Ignorance: Multiplying Our Human Potential'' (Aug 12, 2008) | *''The End of Ignorance: Multiplying Our Human Potential'' (Aug 12, 2008) | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:33, May 6, 2021
John Mighton is a Canadian playwright and mathematician. He had a small part in "Good Will Hunting".[1]
He volunteers 40 to 50 a week for Junior Undiscovered Math Prodigies (JUMP), a math-tutoring group he founded in Toronto, and wrote two books about how to teach math.
- The Myth of Ability: Nurturing Mathematical Talent in Every Child (Sep 1, 2004)
- The End of Ignorance: Multiplying Our Human Potential (Aug 12, 2008)
Quotes
- One of the great mistakes we make with children who are challenged is to start at too high a level and not to work back and forth between different levels of abstraction.
- ... the brain can acquire new abilities that emerge suddenly and dramatically from a series of small conceptual advances.